A Singapore-based activist investor is pressing the Japanese maker of "Maruchan" ramen noodles to improve group governance and explain why a majority-owned subsidiary remains listed, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters...
Southwest Gas Holdings SWX shares rose over 4% in morning trading as investors digested news of a settlement agreement with billionaire Carl Icahn that will replace CEO John Hester and transfer up to four board seats to the activist investor...
The business world of today calls for a fundamental reinvention—a foundational reset—of how boards are structured and led, how they govern, and how they can be more forward-looking...
Japanese retailer Seven & i Holdings Co 3382.T plans to change its board of directors so that more than half will be from outside the company, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Monday...
Verisk Analytics, Inc. VRSK recently announced the retirement of Scott G. Stephenson from the position of chairman, president and chief executive officer...
Trane Technologies (TT), an industrial manufacturing company, said on Friday that it appointed Chief Executive Dave Regnery as chair of the Board with effect from January 1, 20220...
As the corporate governance environment continues to evolve, Nasdaq Governance Solutions is committed to evolving with it. In 2019, Nasdaq acquired the Center for Board Excellence, expanding its suite of solutions and providing organizations with more tools—and people—to help them drive governance excellence...
Shares of the Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index ETF (NASDAQ: VONG)returned 12.7% in the first half of 2021, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence...
MicroStrategy has announced that it will pay its board of directors in bitcoin, furthering its remarkable journey toward hyperbitcoinization...
Based on nearly 30 years of experience as Nasdaq’s Corporate Secretary, Joan Conley shares KPIs that are important for corporate governance teams in their role supporting the organization’s corporate governance, strategy, and purpose...
Socially responsible investing that tracks factors like environmental, social, and governance principles is more than just a feel-good phenomenon. They can affect credit risk and investment performance...
When we talk about ESG – environmental, social and governance – investing, we often start with a discussion of the ‘G’ or governance...
Clariant announced on Monday that its biggest shareholder, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), has submitted its agenda for the upcoming Annual General Meeting scheduled to take place on April 7, 2021...
LONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) - Governments are the new activist investors. Not unlike the financial crisis, the pandemic liberated states to get more involved in the private sector...
Good corporate governance is a strategic differentiator, particularly for small cap companies. However, unlike large cap companies that may have an abundance of resources to support more evolved governance structures, practices, and standards, small cap companies may lack those resources, and they may face additional challenges to their ability just to survive in the short-term...
Bank of America (BAC) Wednesday announced that 17 board of director nominees were elected during its 2020 annual meeting of stock holders...
Private equity firm Sycamore Partners may be looking to back out of its deal to buy a controlling stake in the Victoria's Secret lingerie brand...
March 19 (Reuters) - Starboard Value has nominated four directors to the board of e-commerce company eBay Inc EBAY.O, the activist investor said on Thursday...
U.S. activist fund Elliott ended its long resistance to software company CapGemini's CAPP.PA $4.1 billion friendly takeover of smaller rival Altran ALTT.PA on Wednesday...
According to Activist Insight, the majority of shareholder activist campaigns in 2019 were waged against companies with market capitalizations below $2 billion, and most of those overtures involved corporate governance issues...
(RTTNews) - State Street Corp. (STT) said that it has appointed Ronald O'Hanley, the company's chief executive officer, as chairman, effective January 1, 2020, following Jay Hooley's planned retirement...
HOLLISTON, Mass., Sept. 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq: HBIO) announced today that its Board of Directors has elected Alan Edrick to Harvard Bioscience's Board of Directors, effective September 3, 2019...
CHICAGO, Aug. 19, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) announced today that Elizabeth Keller Arnold has been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors, effective August 16, 2019. The addition of Ms. Arnold brings the total number of directors to seven...
DALLAS, Aug. 09, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Builders FirstSource, Inc. (Nasdaq:BLDR) today announced the appointment of Janice Davis to its Board of Directors. Ms. Davis has held a number of senior leadership positions in the automotive, aerospace, and telecommunication industries...